US President Donald Trump said that he was unpleasantly surprised by the information about Russia's retaliatory strikes on military facilities in Ukraine, he noted that he "does not like surprises."

President Donald Trump appeared to distance the U.S. from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine — just two days after speaking over the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump, who called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday before speaking to Putin and after with European leaders,

Russia launched an overnight strike on eastern Ukraine, causing fires and destruction as rhetoric between Washington and Moscow ramps up. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raised the specter of World War III after President Trump said Russia was “playing with fire.